26.4.13

In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a
single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a
telephone call.

Horses can't vomit.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
toughest tongue twister
in the English language.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a
sneeze,
you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your
eyes open by force, they can pop out.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million
descendants.

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by
700
times.

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14,
Section 1211
of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it
illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them
and photocopying their butts.

25.4.13

The man who
cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all
integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity. – Roy L Smith

Another
flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants
to do maintenance. - Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Men show
their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. - Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe

Knowledge
will give you power, but character respect. – Bruce Lee

How true
Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own
upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths,
but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. – Anne Frank

Be more
concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is
what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
– John Wooden

I care not
what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what
I do! That is character! – Theodore Roosevelt

Character
isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints.
It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.
– Jim Rohn

Our
character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent,
often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. – Stephen Covey

The
function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think
critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nearly all
men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him
power – Abraham
Lincoln

Weakness of
attitude becomes weakness of character – Albert Einstein

Character
is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
- Elbert Hubbard

Most people
say that it’s the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. – Albert Einstein.

You can
easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing
for him. – James D. Miles

The measure
of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be
found out. – Thomas
B Macaulay

People do
not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of
character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

24.4.13

In times of
great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger
and your energy into something positive. – Lee Iacocca

He knows
not his own strength who hath not met adversity. – William Samuel Johnson

The hardest
struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.
– Charles
M Schwab

The true
test of a person character is how they stand during test of adversity - Unknown

Adversity
is a fact of life. It can’t be controlled. What we can control is how we react
to it. – Unknown

The bravest
sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. –Seneca

The friend
in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who
helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to
enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. - Ulysses S. Grant

If you
aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? - Unknown

I love
those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow
brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they
whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue
their principles unto death. - Thomas Paine

Show me
someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has
overcome adversity. – Lou Holtz

Prosperity
is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind;
privation trains and strengthens it. - William Hazlitt

When things
are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And
when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to
get better. – Malcolm S Forbes

If you
don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you
think about it. – Mary Engelbreit

I ask not
for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. – Jewish Proverb

A problem
is a chance for you to do your best. – Duke Ellington

Never let
your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. -Leroy
Satchel Paige

The
difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.
– Unknown